Luis Tiant CAL b. 1940, played 1982, All-Star: 1968, 1974, 1976. Nicknamed "the Fred Astaire of baseball" by Reggie Jackson for his pirouettes on the mound, a delivery he learned from his father. Mostly famous for what he did for the Red Sox (including gleaning two of Boston's three wins in the 1975 World Series), he played out his final year with the Angels.